Coping with infertility : clinically proven ways of managing the emotional roller coaster

Infertility affects nearly one in six couples in the English speaking world each year.

Coping with the psychological aspects in addition to the biological aspects of infertility is critical as it can both improve the chances of having a baby as well as making the infertility experience more endurable. "Coping with Infertility" addresses the psychological aspects in an easy-to-read, consumer-friendly manner, with proven techniques for couples to use in overcoming the emotional roadblocks in working with fertility.

The authors have put together the materials through this work from working with individual in clinical trials.

The techniques within have been scientifically tested and shown to be effective in helping women learn to cope with the stress, depression, relationship problems, and grief associated with involuntary childlessness.

This book will help individuals or couples dealing with infertility to understand and overcome the following major issues: What is infertility?

What the treatment options are; what are common emotional reactions?How to handle depression associated with infertility; how to cope with infertility related stress; how to deal with relationship problems stemming from infertility; and, how to deal with grief and loss related to infertility.

In an easy-to-read format that combines both background facts and information on fertility as well as author questionnaires, checklists, strategies and exercises, the authors have put together an easily accessible work for couples to use for guidance throughout the fertility process.